Pension Credit: Armed Forces
Commons · Question 60399 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review its policy on defining military compensation as income in Pension Credit means tests.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 19 Jun 2025
The first £10 of any War Pension payment or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) award made due to injury or disablement is disregarded in Pension Credit. Income is calculated on a weekly basis, so the disregard is £10 per week. Four additions to the W...